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The U.S. <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving at a speed between 34 and 47 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (63.0 and 87.0 <a href="/wiki/Kilometres_per_hour" title="Kilometres per hour">km/h</a>; 17.5 and 24.2 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a>; 39.1 and 54.1 <a href="/wiki/Miles_per_hour" title="Miles per hour">mph</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-noaa_glossary_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-noaa_glossary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forecasters typically issue <a href="/wiki/Gale_warning" title="Gale warning">gale warnings</a> when winds of this strength are expected. In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, a gale warning is specifically a maritime warning; the land-based equivalent in National Weather Service warning products is a <a href="/wiki/Wind_advisory" title="Wind advisory">wind advisory</a>. </p><p>Other sources use minima as low as 28 knots (52 km/h; 14 m/s; 32 mph), and maxima as high as 90 knots (170 km/h; 46 m/s; 100 mph). Through 1986, the <a href="/wiki/National_Hurricane_Center" title="National Hurricane Center">National Hurricane Center</a> used the term “gale” to refer to winds of <span class="clarify-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);"><a href="/wiki/Tropical" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical">tropical</a> force</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Clarify" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="Tropical refers to location and not force (February 2023)">clarify</span></a></i>]</sup> for coastal areas between 33 knots (61 km/h; 17 m/s; 38 mph) and 63 knots (117 km/h; 32 m/s; 72 mph). The 90 knots (170 km/h; 46 m/s; 100 mph) definition is very non-standard. A common alternative definition of the maximum is 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph; 28 m/s).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The most common way of describing wind force is with the <a href="/wiki/Beaufort_scale" title="Beaufort scale">Beaufort scale</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that defines a gale as wind from 50 kilometres per hour (14 m/s) to 102 kilometres per hour (28 m/s). It is an empirical measure for describing wind speed based mainly on observed sea conditions. On the original 1810 Beaufort wind force scale, there were four different "gale" designations whereas generally today there are two gale forces, 8 and 9, and a near gale 7: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Wind force</th> <th>Original name</th> <th>Current name</th> <th>km/h</th> <th>m/s</th> <th>mph</th> <th>knots</th> <th>Mean knots</th> <th>Sea state </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td>Moderate gale</td> <td>Near gale</td> <td>50–61</td> <td>14–17</td> <td>32–38</td> <td>28–33</td> <td>30</td> <td>Rough </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b></td> <td>Fresh gale</td> <td>Gale</td> <td>62–74</td> <td>17–20</td> <td>39–46</td> <td>34–40</td> <td>37</td> <td>Very Rough </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b></td> <td>Strong gale</td> <td>Severe Gale/ Strong Gale (<a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a>)</td> <td>75–88</td> <td>21–24</td> <td>47–54</td> <td>41–47</td> <td>44</td> <td>High </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>10</b></td> <td>Whole gale</td> <td>Storm</td> <td>89–102</td> <td>25–28</td> <td>55–63</td> <td>48–55</td> <td>52</td> <td>Very High </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gale&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word <i>gale</i> is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Middle_English" title="Middle English">Middle English</a> <i>gale</i>, a general word for wind of any strength, even a breeze. This word is probably of <a href="/wiki/North_Germanic_languages" title="North Germanic languages">North Germanic</a> origin, related to <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_language" title="Icelandic language">Icelandic</a> <i>gola</i> (breeze) and <a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a> <i>gal</i> (furious, mad),<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which are both from <a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse</a> <i>gala</i> (to sing), from <a href="/wiki/Proto-Germanic" class="mw-redirect" title="Proto-Germanic">Proto-Germanic</a> *<i>galaną</i> (to roop, sing, charm), from <a href="/wiki/Proto-Indo-European" class="mw-redirect" title="Proto-Indo-European">Proto-Indo-European</a> *<i>gʰel</i>- (to shout, scream, charm away). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/Lake_effect_snow_warning" title="Lake effect snow warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Snow_squall" title="Snow squall">Snow squall</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Snow_squall_warning" title="Snow squall warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Ice_storm" title="Ice storm">Ice</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freezing_rain_advisory" title="Freezing rain advisory">Freezing rain advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_storm_warning" title="Ice storm warning">Ice storm warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Avalanche" title="Avalanche">Avalanche</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Non-meteorological_hazards_and_administrative_messages" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Non-meteorological_hazards_and_administrative_messages" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Non-meteorological_hazards_and_administrative_messages" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_warnings_and_watches" title="Tropical cyclone warnings and watches">Tropical<br />cyclones</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm">Tropical storms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane">Hurricanes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_force_wind_warning" title="Hurricane force wind warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">Typhoons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Typhoon watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Typhoon warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Cyclone" title="Cyclone">Cyclones</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclone watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclone warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Storm_surge" title="Storm surge">Storm surge</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Storm_surge_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm surge watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storm_surge_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm surge warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_local_statement" title="Hurricane local statement">Hurricane local statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_local_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm local statement">Tropical storm local statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_depression_local_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical depression local statement">Tropical depression local statement</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Flood" title="Flood">Flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Flood" title="Flood">Flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Flood_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flood_warning" title="Flood warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Flooding" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Advisory</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood" title="Flash flood">Flash flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood_watch" title="Flash flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Particularly_dangerous_situation" title="Particularly dangerous situation">PDS watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood_warning" title="Flash flood warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood_warning" title="Flash flood warning">Emergency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastal flood">Coastal flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood_advisory" title="Coastal flood advisory">Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood_watch" title="Coastal flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood_warning" title="Coastal flood warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Statement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Lakeshore flood</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Statement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">River flood</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/River_flood_advisory" title="River flood advisory">Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_flood_watch" title="River flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_flood_warning" title="River flood warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Urban and small stream flood</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Urban_and_small_stream_flood_advisory" title="Urban and small stream flood advisory">Advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Apparent_temperature" title="Apparent temperature">Apparent<br />temperature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Heat_index" title="Heat index">Heat index</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heat_advisory" title="Heat advisory">Heat advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excessive_heat_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Excessive heat watch">Excessive heat watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excessive_heat_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Excessive heat warning">Excessive heat warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Wind_chill" title="Wind chill">Wind chill</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold_weather_advisory" title="Cold weather advisory">Cold Weather Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_cold_watch" title="Extreme cold watch">Extreme Cold Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_cold_warning" title="Extreme cold warning">Extreme Cold Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Particularly_dangerous_situation" title="Particularly dangerous situation">PDS warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Extreme cold</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_cold_warning" title="Extreme cold warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Freeze</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freeze_watch" title="Freeze watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeze_warning" title="Freeze warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_freeze_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard freeze warning">Hard freeze warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frost_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Frost advisory">Frost advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Deprecated" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Hard freeze watch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;">Maritime<br />and<br />coastal<br />weather</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Marine winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Small_craft_advisory" title="Small craft advisory">Small craft advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brisk_wind_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisk wind advisory">Brisk wind advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_wind_advisory" title="Lake wind advisory">Lake wind advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gale</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gale_watch" title="Gale watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_warning" title="Gale warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Storm</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Storm_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storm_warning" title="Storm warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Hurricane-force wind</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_force_wind_warning" title="Hurricane force wind warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_force_wind_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane force wind watch">Watch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Hazardous seas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hazardous_seas_watch" title="Hazardous seas watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazardous_seas_warning" title="Hazardous seas warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Freezing spray</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freezing_spray_advisory" title="Freezing spray advisory">Freezing spray advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_freezing_spray_watch" title="Heavy freezing spray watch">Heavy freezing spray watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_freezing_spray_warning" title="Heavy freezing spray warning">Heavy freezing spray warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marine_weather_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine weather statement">Marine weather statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rip_current_statement" title="Rip current statement">Rip current statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Beach hazards statement</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;">High surf</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/High_surf_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="High surf advisory">High surf advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_surf_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="High surf warning">High surf warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">High surf watch</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;">Wind</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Advisory-force winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wind_advisory" title="Wind advisory">Wind advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gale</a>-force winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_wind_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="High wind watch">High wind watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_wind_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="High wind warning">High wind warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Major hurricane-force winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_wind_warning" title="Extreme wind warning">Extreme wind warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Particulates" title="Particulates">Airborne<br />particulates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Dust/sand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blowing_dust_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Blowing dust advisory">Blowing dust advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Blowing dust warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Dust advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dust_storm_warning" title="Dust storm warning">Dust storm warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Fog" title="Fog">Fog</a>/<a href="/wiki/Smoke" title="Smoke">Smoke</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dense_fog_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Dense fog advisory">Dense fog advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dense_smoke_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Dense smoke advisory">Dense smoke advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Volcanic_ash" title="Volcanic ash">Ash</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashfall_advisory" title="Ashfall advisory">Ashfall advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Ashfall warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Air_pollution" title="Air pollution">Air pollution</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_stagnation_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Air stagnation advisory">Air stagnation advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Air quality alert</a></li></ul> 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